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Tsilla Chelton
Jerusalem, Palestine (now Israel)
Tsilla Chelton (21 June 1919 – 15 July 2012) was a French actress of theatre and film, famous for playing the main role in 1990 film Tatie Danielle, in which she was nominated for…
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Tsilla Chelton (21 June 1919 – 15 July 2012) was a French actress of theatre and film, famous for playing the main role in 1990 film Tatie Danielle, in which she was nominated for a Cesar award and as an elderly Dominican in Soeur Sourire. Tsilla Schilton was born in Jerusalem but spent her childhood in Belgium. The daughter of French parents of Jewish heritage, she lost her mother at the age of 6, and followed her father to Antwerp. She moved to Switzerland during World War II before settling in Paris. Married to decorator Jacques Noël, she had 4 children. Attracted by theatre, she started acting in Marcel Marceau's troupe. Her career was mainly in theatre, where she acted in the eleven works of Eugène Ionesco, earning a Molière Award for best comedian in Ionesco's The Chairs. She premiered the plays of Bertold Brecht in France, with Michel Serrault, Michel Piccoli and Laurent Terzieff. On the big screen, she became famous at 71 for her work in the 1990 Étienne Chatiliez film Tatie Danielle, where she played the title role as a hateful and cantankerous old lady. She taught comedy from 1964 onwards and was the teacher of the actors of the Splendid troupe, including Gérard Jugnot, Michel Blanc, and Thierry Lhermitte. Source: Article "Tsilla Chelton" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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2009
Persecution
Movie La vieille dame
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2009
Sister Smile
Movie La doyenne des Dominicaines
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2008
Pandora's Box
Movie Nusret
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2008
Le Petit Fût
Movie Mère Magloire
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2007
Melting Pot Café
TV show Elizabeth
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2007
Chez Maupassant
TV show la mère Magloire
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2007
Zone libre
Movie Madame Schwartz
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2004
The Pleasure Is All Mine
Movie Gaby
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2004
Le Choix de Macha
Movie Hortense
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2003
The Pact of Silence
Movie Mère Joseph
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2001
The Musketeer
Movie Madame Lacross
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2001
Family Pack
Movie Lea
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1998
Vivement dimanche
TV show Self
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1993
The Thirst for Gold
Movie Mémé Zezette
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1990
Auntie Danielle
Movie Tatie Danielle
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1988
Le Saut du lit
Movie
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1987
Sacrée soirée
TV show Self
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1987
Matin Bonheur
TV show Self
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1980
Charter 2020
Movie Simone Le Guen
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1977
Peppermint Soda
Movie The General Supervisor
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1977
At Night All Cats Are Crazy
Movie Madame Banalesco
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1976
Police Commissioner Moulin
TV show La grande-tante de Moulin
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1975
La adúltera
Movie Simone
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1975
Plus amer que la mort
Movie mme Dejean
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1975
The Restroom Robbery
Movie Rose, la « dame pipi »
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1974
Shanks
Movie Mrs. Barton
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1974
Mort au jury
TV show Madame Muss-Leduran
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1972
Le 16 à Kerbriant
TV show Blanche Lacassagne
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1972
le 16 a Kerbriant
Movie Blanche Lacassagne
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1971
Shéhérazade
Movie la magicienne
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1971
Ten Days' Wonder
Movie Mère Théo
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1971
The Wedding Ring
Movie Mme Duvernet
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1970
Distracted
Movie Madame Cliston
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1969
Les Gauloises bleues
Movie La directrice
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1968
Baal's Companions
TV show Une adoratrice de Cosmochronos
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1968
Very Happy Alexander
Movie Mrs. Bouillot
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1967
Alerte à Jonzac
Movie
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1966
Mésentente cordiale
TV show Madame Puch
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1965
Public School
Movie
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1965
The Big Swag
Movie Newspaper seller
